Hose-rack.



A. JONES.

HOSE RACK.

APPLXGATION HLED MAR. s1, 190e.

lPatented July 6,1909.

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ARTHUR JONES, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

HOSE-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 6, 1909.

Application led March 31, 1908. Serial No. 424,338.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, ARTHUR JONES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los An.- geles, county of Los Angeles, State of California,have invented new and useful Improvements in Hose-Racks, of which thefollowing is a speciiication.

My invention relates primarily to hose racks in buildings for supportingfire hose when not in use, and the object thereof is to provide a hoserack of simole construction and. cheaply made, having a large supportingcapacity for hose, and from which the hose will drop when the rack isunlocked.

A further object is to so construct a hose rack that the nozzle of thehose forms a portion of the locking means when the arms of the rack areheld in position to support a hose.

In the drawings accompanying this application, Figure 1 is a sideelevation of my improved hose rack and its support, and a fire hose inplace therein. Fig. 2 is a plan of the parts shown in Fig. 1 with therear portion of the hose and the nozzle removed for clear- Fig. 3 is arear end elevation of the rack. 4 is a'detail of the front end of amodified form of rack.

In the drawings 5 is a valve which is secured to the water supply pipein a building. To this valve is secured a nipple 6 by nut 7. Upon thisnip )le are mounted the swinging arms 8 and 9 o my improved rack. Theopposing faces of these arms are oppositely disposed and parallel, andspaced apart the width of the hose they are to sup ort. They areprovided with knobs 10 which are arranged in pairs as best shown in Fig.2, upon which the hose 11 is looped as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.These knobs extend a suiiicient distance into the loops of hose at eachside to retain the hose supported thereby when the arms are locked asshown in Fig. 1. The outer ends of these arms preferably cross eachother and then are curved forming hooks 12 and 13, which hooks providemeans to support the nozzle 14 of the hose as shown. in Fig. 1., andwhen the nozzle is placed in. these hooks it locks the arms fromseparating. The central portion of the rear portion of the arms is cutaway as best shown in Figs. 1 and 3, so that the rear portion of the yupon the rings of the other arm. Arm 8 is provided with a lug 8, and arm9 is provided with a lug 9a. These lugs when the arms are separated attheir free ends as hereinafter explained, strike each other, therebyjarring the arms so that the hose will fall off the knobs 10, if it hasnot done so before.

Between the rings and the arms and mounted on the nipple is a coiled`spring 1.5, the free ends of which preferably bear against the innersides of the arms as best shown in Figs. 2 and 3, to cause the free endsof the arms to separate when the nozzle of the hose is withdrawn fromthe hooks on the front end. A bearing collar 16 is screwed upon thelower part of the nipple to hold the arms mounted thereon. The hose nut17 attaches the hose to the lower end of the nipple. The nipple could becast with a shoulder on the lower end to hold the arms thereon, and itcould be cast integral with the valve if desired. When the hose isdesired for use, a pull upon the nozzle releases it from the arms.Spring 15 then throws the free ends of the arms apart until the lugsstrike each other when the further movement of the arms cease. The jarcaused by the striking of the lugs causes the hose to drop off the knobson the arms, if it has not already done so. It can then be drawn by thefiremen to any part of the building to which it would reach. The valvewould be opened by the firemen to supply the necessary water to thehose. After use the hose is properly drained and When ready to put backinto the rack the outer ends of the arms are brought together as shownin Fig. 2 when the nozzle would be inserted in the hooks which wouldlock the arms together. The hose would then be looped upon the knobs ofthe arms and the rack could then be swung around against the side of thewall.

In Fig. 4 I have shown the arms terminating in pins 18 and 19 instead ofhooks as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. When such construction is used theouter end of thenozzle would be provided with a locking loop 20, whichwould preferably be a loop of Wire secured upon the end of the nozzle bytwisting the same at each side thereof to form eyes that would slip overthe pins 18 and 19, thereby preventing the movement of the free ends ofthe arms away from each other. I

prefer, however, the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2 as thereby noadditional part is required to be fastened to the nozzle.

Having described my invention what I claim is,

1. In a hose rack two pivoted arms having oppositely disposed parallelfaces; knobs on said opposing faces arranged in pairs 5 means to causethe free ends of said arms to separate when unlocked; and means to lockthe opposed faces of said arms in a parallel position, said lockingmeans being secured upon the nozzle of the hose.

2. A hose rack comprising a pair of arms pivotally secured together atthe rear end thereof and having their front ends crossing each other andthen projecting in hooks forwardly, said arms being adapted to be heldby the nozzle of the hose with their opposing surfaces parallel; knobsarranged in oppo- Wwhhhhnhnnmaiintratta sitely disposed pairs securedupon the oppositely disposed and parallel faces of said arms; and meansfor causing the free ends of said arms to separate when unlocked.

3. In a hose rack carrying a hose two pivoted arms having oppositelydisposed parallel faces 5 knobs on said opposing` faces arranged inpairs; normally separated lugs upon the rear ends of said arms; a springhaving the ends thereof bearing against said arms to cause the free endsthereof to separate; and locking means for securing said arms with theiropposed faces parallel.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my namethis 20th day of March, 1908.

ARTHUR JONES. Witnesses G. E. IIARPHAM, S. B. AUSTIN.

